species

How much wind killing do we want?

The stampede to build huge amounts of wind power, on land and at sea, is potentially devastating to a great many species.

By David Wojick |2023-05-08T11:20:57-04:00May 10th, 2023|Comments Off

Ignoring dead whales, NOAA proposes another site survey off New Jersey

"Damn the whales, full speed ahead" seems to be the offshore wind policy of Biden's NOAA.

By David Wojick |2023-04-05T09:31:33-04:00April 5th, 2023|Comments Off

AI-powered camera traps are helping catch poachers in Africa

Thanks to cameras created by Hack the Planet, a Dutch tech company, footage is downloaded and analyzed automatically so that poachers can be caught in the act – not months and months after the heinous acts are perpetrated.

By Adam Houser |2023-03-17T11:00:34-04:00March 17th, 2023|Comments Off

Wildlife populations are thriving

Despite what you may have heard.

By Rob Gordon |2023-02-18T12:39:39-05:00February 19th, 2023|Comments Off

Run-ins with wildlife on rise: How should governments respond?

The facts on animal encounters.

By Rob Gordon |2023-02-16T23:07:26-05:00February 18th, 2023|Comments Off

Why are whales dying off the East Coast?

There is nothing like a cluster of large whales washing up dead on the shores of New York, New Jersey, and Virginia.

By Collister Johnson |2023-02-13T13:17:07-05:00February 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Concerns grow over listing lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act

Listing a plant or animal under the ESA – either as threatened or endangered – triggers strict land-use restrictions that could have devastating economic consequences.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-02-13T13:11:35-05:00February 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Feds push ignorance defense for whale killing by offshore wind development

"We know nothing about it so it must not be happening" is a ridiculous defense to the charge of offshore wind development causing the death of a lot of whales. But this is exactly what the Feds are now saying.

By David Wojick |2023-01-29T21:30:21-05:00January 30th, 2023|Comments Off

The American Chestnut Tree: From near-extinction to recovery?

Standing as tall as 100 feet and measuring as much as 10 feet in diameter, the iconic American chestnut tree once dominated forests from Maine to Georgia and could be found as far west as Illinois with a few stands showing up in northern Louisiana.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-01-04T10:06:22-05:00January 3rd, 2023|Comments Off

Cheetahs to return to India in new conservation effort

Conservationists are pursuing an aggressive campaign to reintroduce cheetahs from Africa back into India. Their first destination: Kuno National Park.

By Adam Houser |2022-08-22T10:49:53-04:00August 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Green energy projects in Nevada encounter flak from Green activists

Standing in the way of construction of a state-of-the-art geothermal energy plant in central Nevada is none other than the renowned Dixie Valley toad.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2022-08-05T15:32:32-04:00August 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Snow Leopard insurance: a free market approach to conservation

The India-based Snow Leopard Trust has pioneered a model of conservation that works with communities to protect the big cats in 12 countries.

By Adam Houser |2022-07-27T12:51:30-04:00July 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Scientists discover two new fish species in Philippines

Gobi are small, carnivorous fish that are common to tropic locales. There are more than 2,200 species of them throughout the world.

By Adam Houser |2022-02-24T12:10:33-05:00February 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Biden policies unnecessarily pit development against nature

The Biden Administration, in a mad and ineffective rush to stave off climate catastrophe, is confounding those who seek protection of threatened and endangered species and habitat.

By Duggan Flanakin |2022-01-08T11:37:52-05:00January 8th, 2022|Comments Off

“Beehive fences” generate buzz in efforts to protect elephants

Why are elephants afraid of bees?

By Craig Rucker |2021-10-08T01:40:01-04:00October 11th, 2021|Comments Off